Community Education

The Resource Centre contains practical material about good teaching and learning in the tertiary sector. The Resources can come from the Communities and Project Groups on the site. The Resources are high-quality, well-presented, evidence-based, and relevant to New Zealand.

Community Education includes adult and community education, and non-formal education.

This publication describes how the early childhood Māori management/learning model of 'Atawhaingia Te Pa Harakeke' has been incorporated into ACE practices in order to better meet the learning needs of Māori women.

VOCEDplus is a free international research database containing over 44,000 English language records, many with links to full text documents. The particular focus of VOCEDplus is research and statistics as it relates to education for work and beyond.

infed (the informal education homepage and encyclopaedia of informal education) was established in 1995 at the YMCA George Williams College, London as an open and not-for-profit site. The aim is to provide a space for people to explore the theory and practice of informal education, social action and lifelong learning.

The New Zealand Educational Theses Database contains 9000 Doctoral, Masters and Diploma theses in education topics about New Zealand and by New Zealanders at a wide range of overseas tertiary institutions.

With 23 locations, 200 staff, 3,000 volunteers and 1,000 new volunteers trained each year, English Language Partners (formerly ESOL Home Tutors) is Aotearoa | New Zealand's largest organisation working with migrants and refugees.

Guidelines for professional development in the ACE sector as a whole, local networks and the work of individuals. The aim is not to be prescriptive, but to offer suggestions based on what has been seen to work well during the course of the research.

This report for Adult and Community Education Aotearoa Inc examines the social and economic impact of the adult and community education (ACE) sector. The conclusion from the examination is that ACE makes a significant social and economic contribution to the education sector and to the individual and the wider New Zealand community.

National Report on the Development and State of Adult Learning and Education in New Zealand in preparation for UNESCO's Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI). Includes a section on 'Research Innovation and Good Practice' and 'Examples of effective practice and innovative literacy programmes'

Professional Development Resources for those working in the Adult & Community Education sector. Includes a variety of information about the ACE sector, the Treaty of Waitangi, ACE Networks, Coordination and Management, Governance, Māori, and Pasifika.